Raby, Cheshire
Historical Description
Raby, a township in Neston parish, Cheshire, 2 miles NE of Great Neston, and 2 SW of Bromborongh station on the Birkenhead railway. Acreage, 1758; population, 339. The manor belongs to the Earl of Shrewsbury.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Cheshire | |
Civil parish | Neston | |
Hundred | Wirrall | |
Poor Law union | Wirrall |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Raby from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cheshire is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
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Visitations Heraldic
The Visitation of Cheshire, 1580 is available on the Heraldry page.